Windsor Urban Hiking Denver

Windsor Urban Hiking Denver

Most people think of the neighborhood of Windsor being just Windsor Gardens. But it also includes a small subdivision tucked into the SW corner of Alameda and Havana, Windsor Gardens, Fairmount Cemetery, Windsor Lake, Windsor, and a couple of miles of the High Line Canal. It’s a fun neighborhood to explore.

Mile of Trails

Windsor Gardens is Denver’s largest senior living complex. With a golf course, trails, its own restaurant and even a fitness center, its active living residents take great care in enjoying the amenities and even decorating for the holidays. Often you’ll find neighbors walking on the High Line or planting colorful gardens.

Active Living!

The subdivisions surrounding Windsor Gardens range from 1970s homes to town homes and condos that welcome all ages. These neighborhoods can access the High Line Canal and make their way all the way to Green Valley Ranch or Waterton Canyon. If they’re not that adventurous, they can meander over to Fairmount Cemetery for a lovely walk.

Amazing Buildings

Fairmount Cemetery, Denver’s second oldest grave yard, has buried Denver’s rich and famous. It’s also the last resting place for the infamous, too. You’ll find a giant arboretum of champion trees, an historic rose garden of over 200 varietals, and historic mausoleums, churches and synagogues on the property.

The secret to walking among these neighborhoods is to connect them along the High Line as you cannot walk between them while within each neighborhood. In class subdivision style, they are all walled with little to no access from neighborhood to neighborhood. Thus, you’ll need to walk along Alameda or the High Line to get between them.Click here to see the route, map, and turn by turn directions.

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Colorado is known for mild weather, beautiful mountains and a wide variety of outdoor adventures. Lucky for you there are dozens of hiking trails near Denver that exemplify why Denver is an outdoor destination all year round.

Here at UrbanHikingDEN we explore the best hikes in Denver, showing you where to head if you want to get out on the trail within minutes of the city center.

Hiking in Denver is a year-round activity. With well-maintained trails and easy access to the most populated areas of town, hiking Denver is an activity you can enjoy both when you are local to the city or visiting from out of town. Taking an urban hike in Denver is easy and close by.

Chris Englert has personally hiked all 78 neighborhoods in Denver and is a foremost expert on the best hikes in Denver. Colorado.